Spar enters Albanian market with two stores in Tirana

Spar enters Albanian market with two stores in Tirana - 2016-10-17

Spar has open its first stores in Albania and in planning rapid expansion in the country.

It has partnered with the Balfin Group and has already opened two stores on the same day. A 72.000 sq ft store in Tirana East Gate and 38.000 sq ft store in the QTU shopping center, also in Tirana. The shops are currently the largest food stores in Albania.

Balfin Group said it planned to open more than 100 supermarkets and 10 further hypermarkets by the end of 2017. Its store program represents investment of more than 50m euro and will create the largest retail network in Albania.

Source: The Grocer

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